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European Union, Mali
As Wagner arrives, EU prepares sanctions but keeps channels open with junta

The Malian file was also raised during the gathering of the 27 European defence ministers in Brest on 12 and 13 January © Josep Borrell/Twitter

Following the lead of ECOWAS, the EU is gearing up to impose sanctions on the regime in Bamako, which has postponed the presidential election and welcomed Russian paramilitaries from Wagner onto Malian soil. The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell is due to hold a virtual meeting with the foreign ministers of the G5 Sahel countries on 26 January to discuss the situation in Mali. [...]

Published on 21/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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